UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

SCHEDULE 13G

Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

(Amendment No. 1) *

Provident Bancorp, Inc. (PVBC)

(Name of Issuer)

Common Stock

(Title of Class of Securities)

74383X109

(CUSIP Number)

12/31/2019

(Date of Event Which Requires Filing of this Statement)

Check the appropriate box to designate the rule pursuant to which this Schedule is filed:

	o	Rule 13d-1(b)

	☑	Rule 13d-1(c)

	o	Rule 13d-1(d)

* The remainder of this cover page shall be filled out for a reporting person’s initial filing on this form with respect to the subject class of securities, and for any subsequent amendment containing information which would alter the disclosures provided in a prior cover page.

The information required in the remainder of this cover page shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purpose of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (“Act”) or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section of the Act but shall be subject to all other provisions of the Act (however, see the Notes).

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)				Financial Opportunity Fund LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☑ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION				Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER	276,865 (1)
EACH REPORTING			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	276,865 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON				276,865 (1)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9				1.42 %
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON				OO

(1) Consists of 276,865 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Fund LLC.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)				Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☑ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION				Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER	328,430 (1)
EACH REPORTING			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	328,430 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON				328,430 (1)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9				1.69%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON				OO

(1)

Consists of 328,430 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)				Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☑ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION				Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER	482,320 (1)
EACH REPORTING			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	482,320 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON				482,320 (1)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9				2.48%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON				OO

(1)

Consists of 482,320 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)				Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☑ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION				Delaware
NUMBER OF SHARES			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER	11,184 (1)
EACH REPORTING			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	11,184 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON				11,184 (1)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9				0.06%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON				OO

(1) Consists of 11,184 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC.

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)				FJ Capital Management LLC
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☑ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION				United States
NUMBER OF SHARES			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER	1,198,327 (1)
EACH REPORTING			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	1,198,327 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON				1,198,327 (1)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9				6.15%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON				IA

(1)

Consists of 276,865 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Fund LLC, 11,184 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC, 328,430 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC, and 482,320 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I Fund LLC, of which FJ Capital Management LLC is the managing member, 99,528 shares common stock of the Issuer held by other managed accounts that FJ Capital Management manages; as such, the Reporting Person may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of reported shares but as to which the Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership .

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1	NAME OF REPORTING PERSONS I.R.S. IDENTIFICATION NO. OF ABOVE PERSONS (ENTITIES ONLY)				Martin Friedman
2	CHECK THE APPROPRIATE BOX IF A MEMBER OF A GROUP				(a) ☑ (b) ☐
3	SEC USE ONLY
4	CITIZENSHIP OR PLACE OF ORGANIZATION				United States
NUMBER OF SHARES			5	SOLE VOTING POWER
BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY			6	SHARED VOTING POWER	1,198,327 (1)
EACH REPORTING			7	SOLE DISPOSITIVE POWER
PERSON WITH			8	SHARED DISPOSITIVE POWER	1,198,327 (1)
9	AGGREGATE AMOUNT BENEFICIALLY OWNED BY EACH REPORTING PERSON				1,198,327 (1)
10	CHECK BOX IF THE AGGREGATE AMOUNT IN ROW (9) EXCLUDES CERTAIN SHARES				☐
11	PERCENT OF CLASS REPRESENTED BY AMOUNT IN ROW 9				6.15%
12	TYPE OF REPORTING PERSON				IN

(1)

Consists of 276,865 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Fund LLC, 11,184 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC, 328,430 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC, and 482,320 shares of common stock of the Issuer held by Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I Fund LLC, of which FJ Capital Management LLC is the managing member, 99,528 shares common stock of the Issuer held by other managed accounts that FJ Capital Management manages. Martin Friedman is the Managing Member of FJ Capital Management LLC; as such, Mr. Friedman may be deemed to be a beneficial owner of reported shares but as to which Mr. Friedman disclaims beneficial ownership.

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Item 1(a).		Name of Issuer:

		Provident Bancorp, Inc

Item 1(b).		Address of Issuer’s Principal Executive Offices:

		5 Market Street Amesbury, MA 01913


Item 2(a).		Name of Person Filing:

		FJ Capital Management, LLC

Item 2(b).		Address of Principal Business Office or, if None, Residence:

		Financial Opportunity Fund LLC 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101 Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101 Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd, Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101 Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd, Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101 FJ Capital Management, LLC 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd, Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101 Martin S. Friedman 1313 Dolley Madison Blvd., Ste 306 McLean, VA 22101

Item 2(c).		Citizenship:

		Financial Opportunity Fund LLC, Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC, Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC, Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC and FJ Capital Management LLC – Delaware limited liability companies
		Martin S. Friedman – United States citizen

Item 2(d).		Title of Class of Securities:

		Common Stock

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Item 2(e).	CUSIP Number:

	74383X109

Item 3.	If This Statement is Filed Pursuant to §§240.13d-1(b), or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), Check Whether the Person Filing is a:

(a)	o	Broker or dealer registered under Section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o).

(b)	o	Bank as defined in Section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(c)	o	Insurance company as defined in Section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c).

(d)	o	Investment company registered under Section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8).

(e)	o	An investment adviser in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);

(f)	o	An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);

(g)	o	A parent holding company or control person in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(ii)(G);

(h)	o	A savings association as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);

(i)	o	A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under Section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);

(j)	o	Group, in accordance with §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J).

Item 4.	Ownership.

	Ownership information is provided as of:

(a)	Amount beneficially owned:

		Financial Opportunity Fund LLC – 276,865 shares Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 11,184 shares Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 328,430 shares Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC – 482,320 shares FJ Capital Management LLC – 1,198,327 shares Martin Friedman – 1,198,327 shares

(b)	Percent of class:

	Financial Opportunity Fund LLC – 1.42% Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 0.06% Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 1.69% Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC – 2.48% FJ Capital Management LLC – 6.15% Martin Friedman – 6.15%

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	(c)		Number of shares as to which such person has:

			(i)	Sole power to vote or to direct the vote

				All Reporting Persons – 0

			(ii)	Shared power to vote or to direct the vote

				Financial Opportunity Fund LLC – 276,865 shares Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 11,184 shares Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 328,430 shares Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC – 482,320 shares FJ Capital Management LLC – 1,198,327 shares Martin Friedman – 1,198,327 shares

			(iii)	Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

				All Reporting Persons – 0

			(iv)	Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of

				Financial Opportunity Fund LLC – 276,865 shares Financial Opportunity Long/Short Fund LLC – 11,184 shares Financial Hybrid Opportunity Fund LLC – 328,430 shares Financial Hybrid Opportunity SPV I LLC – 482,320 shares FJ Capital Management LLC – 1,198,327 shares Martin Friedman – 1,198,327 shares

Item 5.	Ownership of Five Percent or Less of a Class.

	If this statement is being filed to report the fact that as of the date hereof the reporting person has ceased to be the beneficial owner of more than five percent of the class of securities, check the following ☐.

Item 6.	Ownership of More than Five Percent on Behalf of Another Person.

	If any other person is known to have the right to receive or the power to direct the receipt of dividends from, or the proceeds from the sale of, such securities, a statement to that effect should be included in response to this item and, if such interest relates to more than 5 percent of the class, such person should be identified. A listing of the shareholders of an investment company registered under the Investment Company Act of 1940 or the beneficiaries of employee benefit plan, pension fund or endowment fund is not required.
Item 7.	Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person.

	If a parent holding company or control person has filed this schedule, pursuant to Rule 13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G), so indicate under Item 3(g) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and the Item 3 classification of the relevant subsidiary. If a parent holding company or control person has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identification of the relevant subsidiary

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Item 8.	Identification and Classification of Members of the Group.

	If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to §240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J), so indicate under Item 3(j) and attach an exhibit stating the identity and Item 3 classification of each member of the group. If a group has filed this schedule pursuant to Rule 13d-1(c) or Rule 13d-1(d), attach an exhibit stating the identity of each member of the group.

Item 9.	Notice of Dissolution of Group.

	Notice of dissolution of a group may be furnished as an exhibit stating the date of the dissolution and that all further filings with respect to transactions in the security reported on will be filed, if required, by members of the group, in their individual capacity. See Item 5.

Item 10.	Certification.

	By signing below, I certify that, to the best of my knowledge and belief, the securities referred to above were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer of the securities and were not acquired and are not held in connection with or as a participant in any transaction having that purpose or effect.

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SIGNATURE

After reasonable inquiry and to the best of my knowledge and belief, I certify that the information set forth in this statement is true, complete and correct.

Date: 2/11/2020

Financial Opportunity Fund LLC

By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member

By: /s/ Martin S. Friedman

Name: Martin S. Friedman

Title: Managing Member

Financial Opportunity long/short Fund LLC

By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member

By: /s/ Martin S. Friedman

Name: Martin S. Friedman

Title: Managing Member

FINANCIAL HYBRID OPPORTUNITY FUND LLC

By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member

BY: /s/ Martin S. Friedman

Name: Martin S. Friedman

Title: Managing Member

FINANCIAL HYBRID OPPORTUNITY SPV I LLC

By: FJ Capital Management LLC, its Managing Member

BY: /s/ Martin S. Friedman

Name: Martin S. Friedman

Title: Managing Member

FJ Capital Management LLC

By: /s/ Martin S. Friedman

Name: Martin Friedman

Title: Managing Member

/s/ Martin S. Friedman

MARTIN S. FRIEDMAN

Attention: Intentional misstatements or omissions of fact constitute Federal criminal violations (See 18 U.S.C, 1001)

Provident Bancorp, Inc. SC 13G/A